Wei Sheep

[You Rooster: Your Eminence Eye of the Firmament, forgive my impertinence, but just how much can you provide when you speak of providing resources?]

You Rooster? A code name? Using the zodiac animals as code names-did that mean there were twelve members in total? Or at most twelve.

Dunn's eyes flickered as he watched writing suddenly appear on the silver mirror in his hand after a long silence.

[Eye of the Firmament: As long as it helps you advance to legendary rank, we can provide Transcendent Equipment, extraordinary materials, secret treasures, potions, magic potions, and even alchemical pills.]

Seeing the Eye of the Firmament's reply, Dunn's heart immediately began to race. In this world, it was also possible to improve one's cultivation by taking potions. A strength attribute potion, for example, could increase strength by one point when consumed.

However, these substances also came in different grades. Potions could only improve attributes below 20 points-in other words, attributes below the extraordinary threshold.

Magic potions, on the other hand, could improve attributes above the extraordinary threshold. Even legends had considerable demand for attribute-enhancing magic potions, which kept their prices consistently high.

Very few magic potions ever made their way into mortal hands. For professionals below legendary rank, even having money did not necessarily mean they could buy them.

Alchemical pills could only be refined by those of the Legendary Class, alchemists. That alone demonstrated how precious they were. After all, there were no more than three alchemists in the entire known world.

At that moment, unsurprisingly, Dunn was tempted. A High Legendary of such standing could hardly deceive a bunch of mortals over something like this.

If the Eye of the Firmament could make that promise, then it could surely be fulfilled.

[Yin Tiger: Hey, hey, is that for real? I need a Will Potion right now. Can you give me that too?]

Unlike the other six main attributes, willpower could not be improved at all with ordinary potions. Only magic-grade Will Potions could improve willpower below the extraordinary threshold.

However, because Will Potions were extremely difficult to brew and their ingredients were exceptionally rare, even several years might pass without a single bottle appearing.

It was said that one alchemist had never successfully brewed a single Will Potion before reaching legendary rank.

[Eye of the Firmament: Will Potions are, of course, among the resources we provide. However, owing to their rarity and value, each person is limited to one bottle.]

Will Potions were available. Dunn could not help swallowing.

Regardless of their class, anyone in this world who wanted to advance to legendary rank faced two major hurdles: the advancement ritual and Transcendent Will.

Who knew how many fourth-tier professionals throughout the world were stuck at the willpower hurdle?

[Yin Tiger: Hahaha, in that case, give me the Will Potion, and I'll sign the contract right now.]

[Eye of the Firmament: Be patient. Simply piling up resources cannot produce a legend. Every legend must undergo countless trials before emerging, so the resources we provide will not simply be handed to you.]

[Zi Rat: Then how do we obtain this Will Potion, Your Eminence?]

Another person had been unable to resist speaking up. Dunn raised his eyebrows slightly. Zi Rat, Yin Tiger, You Rooster-with himself included, that already made four.

Come to think of it, what was my code name?

He turned the silver mirror over in his hands and examined it. Amid the exquisite patterns on its back, there seemed to be the image of a... sheep?

A sheep? So my code name should be... Wei Sheep?

[Eye of the Firmament: After you sign the contract, we will issue missions based on your individual circumstances. Completing missions will earn you contribution points, which you can then exchange for resources. Of course, you can also purchase them with gold coins.]

[Chen Dragon: Are you kidding me? Not only are you not giving them away, you want me to pay gold for them? Dream on!]

Hmm, that made five. This Chen Dragon seemed a bit like a miser.

[Shen Monkey: Idiot. Some things, such as that Will Potion, cannot be bought even if you have money. Providing this platform alone is enough to drive many old monsters stuck at level 19 mad with envy.]

[Chen Dragon: You damned bastard, how dare you speak to me like that!]

[Shen Monkey: What, you want to come beat me up? Come on, then. Do you need me to give you my address?]

[Si Snake: You two, stop arguing. Do not forget your manners in front of Your Eminence.]

[Eye of the Firmament: It is of no consequence. This channel of communication was intended as a welcoming gift to you all. Whether you wish to cooperate and exchange what you need here, or become enemies and slaughter one another, I will not interfere. Whatever choices you make will be necessary trials on your path to legendary rank.]

[Eye of the Firmament: That concludes the time for questions. If you agree to sign the contract, spread your blood evenly over the animal representing your code name on the back of the silver mirror. The River Styx Contract will then appear on its own.]

After the Eye of the Firmament's final words vanished, the silver mirror fell silent.

Dunn slowly rubbed his fingers over the silver mirror, lost in thought.

After a long while, the silver mirror stirred again.

[You Rooster: Since all of you were selected by His Eminence Eye of the Firmament, you must surely be exceptional talents. Why don't we get to know one another? Regardless of whether we ultimately sign this contract, we can at least broaden our connections.]

[Yin Tiger: Hahaha, exactly. All of us are potential legends certified by His Eminence Eye of the Firmament. We should get to know one another so we can help each other in the future.]

Those two were up to no good. If the people in this "chat group" could really "love and care for one another," why would the Eye of the Firmament bother giving everyone a code name and using this rather inconvenient method of communicating through text?

With a High Legendary's immense power, creating a secret organization whose members communicated face-to-face as spiritual projections, like those in the novels of his previous life, would not necessarily be difficult.

Clearly, in the Eye of the Firmament's view, the people in this "chat group" were quite likely to end up fighting one another to the death. Moreover, those conflicts would be ones that even the Eye of the Firmament, a legend, could not forcibly suppress.

[Shen Monkey: Heh, well said. Then why don't you two introduce yourselves first?]

[Yin Tiger: My name is Charles, a fourth-tier professional, [Martial Artist]. I only need a little more willpower before I can begin advancing to legendary rank. I'm currently active in the New World. If any of you run into trouble here, you can contact me.]

[Shen Monkey: ???]

All right, I take back what I thought earlier. This Yin Tiger was simply an idiot. He hadn't even recognized Shen Monkey's sarcasm. To have survived long enough to prepare for legendary advancement, his fighting prowess was probably considerable.

[Mao Rabbit: Christina, second-tier [Navy].]

[Shen Monkey: !!!]

[Navy]? Was this a class opposed to mine? Dunn knitted his brows tightly.

He had never heard of this class before. Since it was [Navy], it had to be a class with an extremely high affinity for the sea.

Since he had never heard of it, she was most likely one of Heaven's Favored as well.

So-called opposing classes were two groups of professionals that naturally stood against one another because of their advancement requirements, rituals, or similar factors.

Of course, mere opposition between groups of professionals was manageable. The real concern was if a legendary advancement ritual involved the other side. In that case, it would essentially mean fighting to the death.

There were precedents for this in the world.

The seven deadly sins and the seven virtues, for example, were opposing classes whose legendary advancement rituals required killing the other side.